Ministry of Labour & Employment
Union MoS Rameshwar Teli distributes E-Shram cards to workers in Manipur
Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Rameshwar Teli on Friday urged all stakeholders to give their full support to create awareness among unorganized workers about the e-Shram portal.The Union minister was attending E-Shram card distribution function organized by the labour department of Manipur government in Imphal.
The card distribution function graced by Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh was also attended by state works minister Thongam Bishwajit Singh, chairman of Manipur Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board, MLA H Dingo and MLA L Sushildro Singh.
Observing a low registration rate in Manipur compared to other states, the Union Minister also urged officials of state labour department to sensitize labourers of unorganized sectors about the features and benefits of the e-SHRAM and to get themselves registered.
He said that only around 58,000 workers are getting registered in Manipur so far. It was against his ministry’s target of covering 8.20 lakh workers in the unorganized sector during the current financial year 2021-22.
According to the officials of the state labour department, the state has over 11 lakh workers working in the unorganized sectors The Union minister said that registration at the E-SHRAM portal is free and E-SHRAM cards will be given as soon as one gets registered in the portal.
Talking about the benefits of enrolling to the E-Shram portal, Teli said each registered worker will be given an e-SHRAM card with a unique Universal Account Number .This card will allow him/her to access the benefits of the various social security schemes across the country and will aid the delivery of the social security schemes, he said.
The portal, he added, will cater to all unorganized sector workers, including construction workers, migrant workers, and platform workers, street vendors, domestic workers, agriculture workers, fishermen, truck drivers etc.
In addition to this, there is also a provision of Rs 2 lakh accidental insurance cover for every registered unorganized worker on e-SHRAM portal, he added.
Chief Minister N Biren Singh who was upset on learning low rate enrolment of workers in the portal assured the Union Minister that the state government will leave no stone unturned to achieve the target of registration of 8.20 lakh workers by December 31.He observed that officials of the labour department and other stakeholders should create awareness on the benefits of registering at their best level so that workers of the state get the benefits of the social security schemes being implemented by the Central government.
He also directed all concerned officials including state chief secretary to take up necessary steps to get workers of all unorganized sectors registered with the portal.
Before concluding his two-day visit in the state, the Union minister briefed the media about the purpose of his two-day visit in the state.He also highlighted various initiatives being taken up for uninterrupted supply of LPG cooking gas in the state and implementation of UJJWALA 2.0 in the state.
Earlier, in the morning Union MOS for P&NG Shri Rameswar Teli flagged off a cyclothon in spreading the massages in promoting the conservation of petroleum products and energy efficiency in various sectors at khuman lampak Sports complex ,Imphal.